“It’s accounted for.”

Centinel Pacific Accounting was founded in 2016 with one goal in mind: to provide reliable financial recommendations that took all aspects of our clients into account—not just the numbers on the page. We take the time to get to know your finances and your business inside and out to ensure that we’re not only providing the best guidance for you in the short-term, but also helping you achieve your financial goals.

Our insights are customized to you and everything that makes your finances unique—so when we say, “It’s accounted for,” we really mean it.

What to expect when you work with us.

Service tailored to your need and your budget.

We offer a wide range of services for you and your business. We will work with you to determine only the services that you need—all with a clear, affordable price upfront before you ever sign a thing.

Honest, reliable accounting services you can trust.

We won’t always tell you what you want to hear, but we will always be honest in our recommendations and put your interests first so that you can have confidence in the work we do for you.

A partnership focused on your financial growth.

We care about the impact our work has on your financial well-being. It’s why we take the time to build meaningful relationships and are just as invested in your success as you are. In fact, it’s our top priority.

Your (CP)A-Team.

While the thought of staring at spreadsheets and doing complex financial computations all day may make your eyes roll to the back of your head, this team can’t seem get enough.

Meet the people you’ll work with when you become a CentPac client:

  • Donald Vieira, CPA

    MANAGER, FOUNDER

    After a 23-year career in the US Air Force it was time for a change. Don obtained another bachelor’s degree and passed the CPA exam, then started his accounting career in an Anchorage firm in 2011. Performing financial statement audits and preparing tax returns for the next 5 years, he became a partner in the firm. Another change of direction in 2016 led to Don leaving the Anchorage firm and starting his own firm in Palmer, Centinel Pacific Accounting. In addition to managing the firm, Don teaches accounting and taxes at MatSu College, serves on multiple boards of charitable organizations, and serves on the Alaska State Board of Accountancy as its current chairman.

  • Hannah Newberry, CPA

    OWNER, TAX MANAGER

    Hannah graduated from the University of Alaska with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business administration in 2014. She began her career in public accounting providing financial statement audits and preparing financial statements for nonprofit and local governmental entities while traveling to Alaskan towns and villages. From there she began working for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, helping to prepare and manage the annual budget. Hannah became a licensed CPA in 2020 and joined the Centinel Pacific Accounting team not long after. She is an owner and Tax Manager at the firm and focuses on providing tax services to small businesses and individuals. Hannah serves on the Supervisory Committee for the Mat-Valley Community Credit Union and volunteers with the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization.

  • Michelle Galloway, CPA

    FAIRBANKS BRANCH MANAGER

    Michelle moved to Fairbanks in 2004 for college and obtained a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology in 2008. While doing absolutely nothing with that degree and working in retail, she discovered a love for bookkeeping. She went back to school and obtained a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, and then passed the CPA exam. She started her accounting career in Fairbanks in 2016, performing financial statement audits and reviews and preparing tax returns. In 2022, an offer to help expand Centinel Pacific Accounting led to her changing firms, and she is now managing the Fairbanks office.

  • Amanda Leivestad

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Amanda graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Public Accounting from Colorado State University in 1999 and has spent most of her career working in Oil and Gas. Preparing financials, budgets, board packages and presentations, as well as assisting with internal and external audits, internal controls, SOX procedures, SEC reporting, FERC reporting, and mergers\acquisitions. Amanda moved to Alaska in 2014 looking for a change of pace. After working as the Director of Finance, at The Lakefront Millennium Hotel, she decided to start her own accounting services company AKcounting For You, LLC, which merged with Centinel Pacific Accounting, to offer a wider array of quality financial services to our clients.